The Hub, Then and ThenThese two views span about 100
years. This view is from about 1905. The IRT Kiosk was new in
1904/5. An interesting fact about the views is that the el
structure was built in 1887 with two tracks and the station was
a single-island platform, as seen in this view.

--Charles A. Warren

This later photo is from about 1955 or so, as the trolleys
disappeared in 1950, and the trolley tracks are paved over in
this view. The IRT Kiosk disappeared some time after 1955 also.
The el station was reconfigured, or reverted back to a
two-track, single-island platform after 1955 when it became the
end of the line and the center express track was removed and the
trackway planked over. The el was rebuilt to three tracks in
1916-18 and this photo shows the three-track, two-island
platform format.

--Charles A. Warren

This is a picture of my mother and sister Lisa at the Bronx
Beach & Pool. I would say it's about 1959 when this picture was
taken. I remember going through the warm shower they had before
jumping
in the pool so you wouldn't be cold.

--Kim Orecchio

Editor's Note: An exterior shot of Bronx Beach & Pool may be found on Page 11 of the gallery. That cold shower Kim speaks of was actually intended to wash sand off patrons before they entered the pool.

This is a photo (taken in 1961) of my dad Louis, older sister
Lisa and me at Ferry Point Park with the Whitestone Bridge
in the background. We would go almost every weekend in the
summer with grandma, grandpa, aunts, uncles and cousins. The
walk from the parking lot to the top of the hill near the
bathroom house was always so long when I was young. We would
barbecue and fish for flounder all day long. This is where my
father gave me my first fishing lesson. I still remember
putting that sandworm on the hook for the first time! Yuck!

--Kim Orecchio

This is a photo taken in February of 1959 from the roof of 845
Walton Avenue, looking toward the northwest. It shows the block
extending along the north side of 161st Street from Gerard
Avenue to River Avenue. Visible in the photo, starting from the
left, are Nedicks (at the corner of River Ave.), the Stadium
Deli (around the middle of the block), Addie Vallins and the
Roxy Restaurant (by the corner of Gerard Ave.). Across Gerard
Avenue from the Roxy, a part of Vine's Men's Shop is visible.
Across 161st Street from the Roxy is the Yankee Tavern. The
Woodlawn-Jerome elevated train runs across the picture, and the
spur that used to run to the Polo Grounds is also visible.

--Nathan Reiss, Highland Park, NJ

Brook Avenue in 1955. Brook Avenue and Hegney Place run
diagonally together at this point because there is a train line
underneath. This is one block east of Third Avenue between East
157th and 158th Streets. The Third Avenue El's station was at
156th Street.

--Frank Raniere

Taken in 1940, this picture shows 50 West Tremont Avenue,
between Davidson and Lower Grand Avenues and down the block from
University Hospital and across the street from a 24-hour Chinese
laundry service. Also at the end of the block, next to the
hospital, is Snake Hill. Across from Snake Hill is Harrow's
Lumber which, the last time I visited, was still there.

--Barbara Reiner

This photo was taken in 1950 from the fifth floor fire escape of
1212 Seneca Avenue in Hunt's Point. You are looking north along
Irvine Street. On the ground floor of the building at the
right-front was Nathan's grocery store.

--Sheila McLaughlin, Portland, Oregon

This is the corner of Eastchester and Gun Hill Roads where they
were redoing the park built in 1960. In the background is the
old Holy Rosary Church. The post office on Gun Hill Road had not
yet been built.

--Ed Russell

This is Saint Raymond's church, located on East Tremont Avenue,
with Castle Hill Avenue to the left. The picture was taken
during renovations which I think took place in the late
50s or early 60s. The tower, still intact, is one of the older
towers which were replaced because they had become unsafe. The
newer design which replaced these was supposed to be more in
keeping with the rest of the architecture. Notice East Tremont
still had the cobblestone pavement and under the traffic island
are the old trolley tracks. The school and Parkchester
apartments can be seen to the right.